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Book SynopsisBritain is packed to the gunnels with places to visit that many regard as sacred, from iconic sites such as Iona, Lindisfarne and Stonehenge to more out-of-the-way pilgrimage destinations, stone circles, holy wells and obscure corners. Then there are places that appeal to a particular following, places of philosophical or celebrity interest such as Karl Marx's tomb in Highgate cemetery, Princess Diana's statue or, for sporting enthusiasts, Twickenham rugby stadium. This book, first published in 2011 as Sacred Britain, has been thoroughly revised with additional sites and re-packaged as part of Bradt's award-winning series of Slow travel guides to regions - and aspects - of the UK. Updates have been included, including to Stonehenge, Tintagel and Monkwearmouth-Jarrow, as well as new locations such as Goat's Hole Cave on the Gower Peninsula, Creswell Crags in Nottinghamshire, Stanton Drew in Somerset and St Nectan's Glen in Cornwall. Also new is the memorial to Princess Diana in Kensington Palace Gardens, which is included in addition to the island on the Althorp estate on which she is buried. Sites in England, Wales and Scotland are featured, from far-flung islands to ancient chalk hill carvings, hot springs and sites of myth, legend and apparition; and from soaring cathedrals to Buddhist and Hindu temples, shrines to martyred saints, irreligious philosophers and immortal rock stars - locations revered for their connections with art, music, literature, sport, crime; and places holding emotional associations for those with ancestral roots on Britain.
Trade Review'A fascinating take on travel in the British Isles' Sandi Toksvig, author and TV and radio presenter 'A wonderful, timely guide' BBC Countryfile Magazine
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION How to use this book 1 LONDON Westminster Abbey, Diana, Princess of Wales, Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine, Twickenham Stadium, Bevis Marks Synagogue, Highgate Cemetery, London Central Mosque, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir 2 SOUTHERN ENGLAND Marazion & St Michael's Mount, Land's End Peninsula, Walking The Saints' Way, Tintagel, St Nectan's Glen, The Cerne Abbas Giant, Glastonbury, Stanton Drew Stone Circle, Bath Spa, The Avebury complex, Stonehenge, Winchester, The Long Man of Wilmington, Canterbury 3 CENTRAL & EASTERN ENGLAND Bradwell-on-Sea, Bhaktivedanta Manor, Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, Uffington White Horse, Rollright Stones, Little Gidding, Ely, Walsingham, Leicester's Hindu, Sikh & Jain temples, Lincoln, Creswell Crags 4 WALES Tintern Abbey, Llanthony Priory, Goat's Hole Cave, Caldey Island, St David's, Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli), Anglesey (Ynys Mon), Holywell 5 NORTHERN ENGLAND Chester, York, The medieval monasteries of North Yorkshire, Cumbria's stone circles, Durham, Jarrow, Lindisfarne (Holy Island), The Farne Islands: Inner Farne 6 SCOTLAND Whithorn, Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, The border abbeys, St Mungo & Glasgow Cathedral, St Andrews, Iona, Callanish & the Western Isles, Orkney APPENDIX A guide to the sacred sites in this book, Sacred tours INDEX
